Quick position report
By Berrimilla on December 28, 2009, at 0113 UTC
Position 0700 27th 3608 02159 trip 100, DMGDistance Made Good; More here
43 – lots of effort for not much gain. Wind now down to 12 kts, twin poledAn explanation from Malcolm: It is quite normal for a yacht to 'pole out' its jib (the foresail) on the opposite side of the boat to the mainsail when running downwind - this is called goosewinging'. A spinnaker pole is attached to the mast at one end and the back corner (clew) of the jib at the other. That holds the jib at the right angle so that it catches the wind. On Berri they've found that they can often get good performance and a comfortable ride by taking the mainsail right down and setting a second jib poled out on the opposite side to the first. with red sail on hanks and small furlerA device fitted around the length of the forestay(s) of a sailing yacht that enables the crew to roll the headsail partially around the forestay and so make its effective area smaller (the same as reefing) or to roll it up completely (furling it). The sail would be furled when at anchor or otherwise not being used. There is a full description here .. Trickling along in the right direction. Still very lumpy – Berri dry inside. When we get clear of Africa, we'll have a better idea of what we can achieve.
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